St. Louis Blues | |
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2023–24 St. Louis Blues season | |
Conference | Western |
Division | Central |
Founded | 1967 |
History | St. Louis Blues 1967–present |
Home arena | Enterprise Center |
City | St. Louis, Missouri |
Team colors | Royal blue, gold, navy blue, white[1][2] |
Media | Bally Sports Midwest 101 ESPN |
Owner(s) | SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC (Tom Stillman, chairman and governor) |
General manager | Doug Armstrong |
Head coach | Drew Bannister (interim) |
Captain | Brayden Schenn |
Minor league affiliates | Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) |
Stanley Cups | 1 (2018–19) |
Conference championships | 1 (2018–19) |
Presidents' Trophy | 1 (1999–00) |
Division championships | 10 (1968–69, 1969–70, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1999–00, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2019–20) |
Official website | nhl |
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the six teams from the 1967 NHL expansion and is named after the W. C. Handy song "Saint Louis Blues". They play their home games at the 18,096 seat Enterprise Center in downtown St. Louis, which has been their arena since moving from St. Louis Arena in 1994.[3]
The Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019 and have the most Stanley Cup playoff appearances outside of the Original Six. Although frequent postseason contenders for most of their history, the franchise has usually struggled in the playoffs, including consecutive Stanley Cup Finals defeats at the end of their first three seasons. With the Blues' victory in their fourth Stanley Cup Finals, 49 years after their last appearance and in their 52nd year of existence, they became the final active team from the 1967 expansion to win their first Stanley Cup.
The Blues have a rivalry with the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom they have shared a division since 1970.[a] The Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) and Bloomington ECHL team (ECHL) is the team's minor league affiliate.
The Blues' third jersey was worn for the first time on, Nov. 21, 2008 vs. the Anaheim Ducks. In contrast to previous Blues uniforms which were (and are) primarily accented in royal blue and gold, the third jersey and matching socks lean toward navy blue and white.
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